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2016-12-09T15:09:00.000000Z
Jim Caldwell, an even-keeled, well-read coach, has helped the Detroit Lions bounce back within games this season and from a slow start this year to put the franchise in a rare position.

2016-12-09T15:05:29.000000Z
Saint Mary's basketball was dominated by UT-Arlington in their home gym.In a stunning Thursday night upset, the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks defeated the 12th ranked Saint Mary’s Gaels 65-51.While it's surprising that UT-Arlington won at all, what really stan...

2016-12-09T15:04:15.000000Z
Saturday night, the UFC returns to pay-per-view with UFC 205 in Toronto, Canada. Headlined by an interim featherweight title fight, the card suffered from injuries to major fighters, which brought us to our current card.The fight was previously headlined by a light heavyweight title fight, but an .....

2016-12-09T15:04:04.000000Z
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) USA Luge has inked a two-year agreement with World Financial Group, Inc. to be an official sponsor of the sport's national governing body in the United States.

2016-12-09T15:02:57.000000Z
Oakland Raiders punter Marquette King took to Twitter to take a hilarious shot at Travis Kelce after their mini-feud on Thursday Night Football.Marquette King has not been one to keep quiet on and off the field this season. Whether the Oakland Raiders punter is taunting, dancing or jawing after a .....

2016-12-09T15:01:19.000000Z
The New York Knicks dominate when Justin Holiday plays with Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony, and Kristaps Porzinigs. Is he the secret to their success?It's only December, but Justin Holiday's performance this season has already placed him in the "Man, this dude is only makin...

Technology

2016-12-09T15:01:38.000000Z
Facebook today announced it’s correcting a few more issues with its metrics in areas like audience estimation for ads, live video reaction counts, and its Like and Share buttons. Though the fixes are referencing several of Facebook’s more high-profile products, the issues being addressed aren’t as ...

2016-12-09T14:27:51.000000Z
As we roll towards the end of humanity and the moment of robot takeover it’s important to start learning the songs and customs of our inhumane artificial overlords. Researchers at the University of Toronto, for example, showed an AI a picture of a Christmas tree and asked it to write a song about i...

2016-12-09T14:03:36.000000Z
Kakao, the Korean mobile and web giant, is beefing up its social media and content businesses after its Podotree affiliate raised 125 billion won (around $107 million). The deal values it at 500 billion won, Kakao confirmed, that’s approximately $428 million Read More

2016-12-09T14:00:08.000000Z
Google is disrupting yet another industry by including light-weight services directly within search results. This time, Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, with Google testing out movie ratings from within search itself. Google confirmed to Search Engine Land that the feature is currently just an experiment,...

2016-12-09T11:00:59.000000Z
As digital assistants like Siri and Alexa become more intelligent, there’s a growing need for them to always be accessible. Current microphone tech has been too power-hungry to keep permanently enabled. As a result, a new class of products, home assistants, like Amazon’s Alexa-enabled products and ...

2016-12-09T08:30:32.000000Z
Innovation hubs have become a mainstay of Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem. Scratch the surface of the continent’s information and communication building blocks and you’ll likely find connections to a tech space.
Over 150 startups have launched out of Kenya’s iHub. MEST’s Incubator seed fund ...

2016-12-09T02:40:27.000000Z
It felt pretty awesome to witness the future of transportation unveiled this summer as China’s Transit Elevated Bus Train (TEB) took to the urban streets of Qinhuangdao for testing. One would think that after such an accomplishment the vehicle would be put to use as soon as humanly possible. Unfort...

2016-12-09T02:11:43.000000Z
Facebook’s board was sued earlier this year, with investors alleging that their interests were not adequately represented when Zuckerberg was permitted to sell most of his shares and still retain voting control of the company. And now court filings uncovered by Bloomberg show that texts sent by boa...

2016-12-09T01:23:46.000000Z
So you bought a Nintendo 3DS to play some Pokemon Sun… but now your Pokedex is complete and you’ve explored every inch of Alola. Now what? If you’ve got a technical background, you might consider poking around the 3DS itself. There might just be a big ol’ stack of cash in it for you. Nintendo has j...

2016-12-09T00:43:25.000000Z
The California Department of Motor Vehicles posts a list of all the companies and entities cleared to test self-driving vehicles on public roads in the state, and that list has a new member: Nvidia. The graphics card-maker also builds processing units for use in autonomous driving systems, includin...

2016-12-09T12:59:04.000000Z
Roof's attorney mentioned the heart attack in court documents asking for a mistrial saying a survivor's testimony was so emotional that 'spectators and even court personnel were crying with her.' U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel denied the mistrial request.

2016-12-09T12:47:00.000000Z
Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth and later served four terms in the U.S. Senate.
As a Marine fighter pilot, while flying 149 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War, he received praise for his ability to draw enemy fire and keep the plane flying with huge holes blo...